The first meeting of the newly-elected Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held
on January 6 next year, an official said here on Friday.
“Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the proposal to convene the first meeting of the newly-elected MCD on January 6, 2023,” added the official.
On December 7, the AAP stormed to power in the MCD, ending the 15-year long rule of the BJP by winning 134 of 250 wards while the BJP bagged 104 seats. The Congress finished a poor third with nine seats while Independents got three wards.
The proposal to call the meeting was moved by the MCD Commissioner to the Urban Development Department, requesting for the L-G’s approval to convene the first meeting of the MCD.
After the file was approved by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who holds the charge of the Urban Development Department, and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, it was sent to the Raj Niwas on December 14 and the L-G accorded his approval to call the meeting.
As per Sub-Section (1) of Section 35 of DMC Act, “the Corporation shall at its first meeting in each year, elect one of its members to the Chairperson to be known as the Mayor and another Member to be the Dy. Mayor of the Corporation.”
As per Section 77 of the Act, the presiding officer at the meeting for election of Mayor shall be a Councillor who is not a candidate for such election and shall be nominated by the L-G.
As per Section (3) of DMC Act, 1957, the Corporation shall consist of the Councillors, Members of Lok Sabha and Members of the Rajya Sabha from Delhi, 1/5th of the members of the Delhi Assembly nominated by the Speaker by rotation every year, and 10 persons to be nominated by the Administrator.
The MCD polls held on December 4 witnessed a low turnout as compared to the 2017 polls with 50.48 per cent of the electorate exercising their franchise, officials said. The voting percentage in 2017 was 53 per cent.
Earlier this year, the Central government unified the three corporations – East Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and North Delhi Municipal Corporation – into one MCD.
After a Union Home Ministry notification, the total number of MCD wards in Delhi was reduced to 250 from earlier 272. As many as 42 wards are in the reserved category.